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This is a TEMPLATE for a typical general electives class. The orange headings are the same headings you will see in WINGS. Parents are not only encouraged, but are requested to personalize the class for their student. You may cut and paste each section (under the heading) into the appropriate box in WINGS - then you can delete any sections that don't apply and add anything you'd like to include. Please check with your SLPC if you have any questions.

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Class Title:

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General Electives

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Subject :

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Electives

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Description and Learning Materials:

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The student will participate in a variety of age-appropriate art, PE and field trip activities. Some of the activities may supplement other classes in the SLP, while some activities may be stand-alone and take advantage of unique learning opportunities that arise throughout the school year. All activities will take place under parent supervision or with an approved CBI and will be recorded in the following 30-Day SLP review. Materials will include (but are not limited to): art supplies, sports equipment (only non-personalized sports equipment, subject to reimbursement guidelines is allowed) and field trip expenses (parking, entry fees.)

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Learning Goals/EALRs:

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The student will lead an active lifestyle.
The student will participate in a variety or organized and impromptu sports and physical activities.
The student will learn to work and interact with others in cooperative and competitive environments.

The student will learn various art techniques and styles.
The student will practice and develop skills in various art techniques and styles.
The student will develop an age-level appropriate appreciation of the arts.

The student will attend various field trips that augment their studies.
The student will share in an age-appropriate way their response to field trip experiences.
The student will appreciate the vast world around them.

1. The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain
understanding.
To meet this standard, the student:
1.1 Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and
interpret information.
1.2 Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety of
sources.
2. The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work
effectively with others.
To meet this standard, the student:
2.1. Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.
2.2. Uses interpersonal skills and strategies in a multicultural context to work
collaboratively, solve problems, and perform tasks.
2.3. Uses skills and strategies to communicate intercultural.
3. The student uses communication skills and strategies to present ideas and one’s
self in a variety of situations.
To meet this standard, the student:
3.1. Uses knowledge of topic/theme, audience, and purpose to plan presentations.
3.2. Uses media and other resources to support presentations.
3.3. Uses effective delivery.
The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of communication.
To meet this standard, the student:
4.1. Assesses effectiveness of one’s own and others’ communication.
4.2. Sets goals for improvement.

1. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain an active life: movement, physical fitness, and
nutrition.
To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1. Develop fundamental and complex movement skills as developmentally appropriate.
1.2. Safely participate in a variety of developmentally appropriate physical activities.
1.3. Understand the concepts of health-related physical fitness and develop and monitor progress on personal fitness goals.
1.4. Understand the relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to physical performance and body composition.
2. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a healthy life: recognize patterns of growth and
development, reduce health risks, and live safely.
To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1. Recognize patterns of growth and development.
2.2. Understand the concept of control and prevention of disease.
2.3. Acquire skills to live safely and reduce health risks.
3. The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.
To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1. Understand how environmental factors affect one’s health (air, water, noise, chemicals).
3.2. Gather and analyze health information.
3.3. Use social skills to promote health and safety in a variety of situations.
3.4. Understand how emotions influence decision-making.
4. The student effectively analyzes health and safety information to develop health and fitness plans based on life goals.
To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1. Analyze health and safety information.
4.2. Develop a health and fitness plan and a monitoring system1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.
To meet this standard the student will:
1.1. Understand arts concepts and vocabulary.
1.2. Develop arts skills and techniques.
1.3. Understand and apply arts styles from various artist, cultures, and times.
1.4. Apply audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.
2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.
To meet this standard the student will:
2.1. Apply a creative process in the arts:
• Conceptualize the context or purpose.
• Gather information from diverse sources.
• Develop ideas and techniques.
• Organize arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work.
• Reflect for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation.
• Refine work based on feedback.
• Present work to others.
2.2. Apply a performance process in the arts:
• Identify audience and purpose.
• Select artistic work (repertoire) to perform.
• Analyze structure and background of work.
• Interpret by developing a personal interpretation of the work.
• Rehearse, adjust, and refine through evaluation and problem solving
• Present work for others.
• Reflect and evaluate.
2.3 Apply a responding process to an arts presentation.
• Engage actively and purposefully.
• Describe what is seen and/or heard.
• Analyze how the elements are arranged and organized.
• Interpret based on descriptive properties.
• Evaluate using supportive evidence and criteria.
3. The student communicates through the arts.
To meet this standard the student will:
3.1. Use the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.
3.2. Use the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.
3.3. Develop personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.
4. The student makes connections within and across the arts to other disciplines, life, cultures, and
work.
To meet this standard the student will:
4.1. Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts disciplines.
4.2. Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts and other content areas.
4.3. Understand how the arts impact lifelong choices.
4.4. Understand that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.
4.5. Demonstrate the knowledge of arts careers and the knowledge of arts skills in the world of work

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Methods of Evaluation:

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Will include, but are not limited to: continuous and frequent observation of skill development, discussion with parents and teachers/coaches, learning the rules of games, learning techniques, time spent in activities